Moderate Alcohol Consumption at Local Bars may Improve Well-being

LONDON, Jan. 10 -- Consuming moderate amounts of alcohol at a local pub more often with friends and your social group may potentially boost health due to social interaction, a recent study suggested.
For the study, researchers at the University of Oxford in the U.K. culled data from data from three separate studies and closely examined the results. In the study, the participants were assigned to take a national survey by the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) and fill questionnaires. Also, the researchers analyzed the conversational conduct in pubs.
The findings of the study revealed that individuals who go to a local pub regularly, feel more satisfied because of socialization. It was also noted that those without a local bar had considerably smaller social circles and were more likely to have trust issues within their local communities.
However, socializing in local bars encouraged whole-group conversation, when compared to the ones who were drinking in city-center bars. The city-center bar drinkers often socialized in a cluster, and engaged much less in group conversation, the researchers added.